1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for grants to assisted living facilities 
1.3 	for assistive technology.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GRANTS TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES 
1.6 	FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.
 1.7 	$5,000,000 for the biennium beginning on July 1, 2015, is appropriated from the 
1.8 	general fund to the commissioner of health for grants to assisted living facilities providing 
1.9 	services as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.01, subdivision 2. The grants 
1.10 	must be used to employ assistive technology to help residents remain in the community 
1.11 	as an alternative to placement in a nursing home. An assisted living facility must apply 
1.12 	for a grant on the forms provided by the commissioner and according to the timelines 
1.13 	established by the commissioner. Any unexpended funds in the first year do not cancel 
1.14 	and are available in the second year. This is a onetime appropriation.